PICTORIAL PROGRESS REPORT

VOLUME

In

SATURN

PROGRAM

GEORGE C.
HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA

PREPARED

BY

M-S & M- E L

PICTORIAL PROGRESS REPORT of t h e SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume I11

T h i s t h i r d b o o k l e t of photographs has been assembled by t h e Layout S e c t i o n , V e h i c l e Systems Engineering Branch, S t r u c t u r e s a n d Mechanics D i v i s i o n , w i t h t h e c o o p e r a t i o n of many p e r s o n n e l i n o t h e r d i v i s i o n s of t h e George C . M a r s h a l l Space F l i g h t C e n t e r . It

i s p r e s e n t e d a s a p i c t o r i a l p r o g r e s s r e p o r t of t h e f a c i l i t i e s
b u i l d up and t h e development of t h e SATURN Launch V e h i c l e System d u r i n g t h e l a s t t h r e e q u a r t e r s of c a l e n d a r year 1960.
It i s

a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t a d d i t i o n a l volumes w i l l b e i s s u e d a s t h e program p r o g r e s s e s through t h e Research and Development phase.

February 1961

FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST SATTJRN FLIGHT VEHICLE. (SA- 1)

F i g . 1.

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LOOKS ANI) LISTENS AS DR. VON BRAUN EXPLAINS THE SA-1 DURING DEDICATION O THE GEORGE C. MARSHALL F SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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Fig. 3.

H-1 ENGINE INSTALLATION.

Fig. 6.

TAIL SECTION OF THE S - 1 STAGE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF SHROUDS AND HEAT SHIELD.

Fig. 7.

HEAT SHIELD PANEL.

(BACK S I D E SHOWING ATTACH BOLTS).

Fig. 8.

VIEW OF SECOND STAGE ADAPTER SECTION.

VERTICAL LAUNCH F A C I L I T Y NO. 34 AT CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR THE SATURN VEHICLE.

F i g . 20.

MODEL OF COMPLETED LAUNCH FACILITY.

GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLE UNDERGOING TESTS AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

F i g . 27.

VERTICAL LOX W T I N RETRACTED P O S I T I O N .

SATURN MOCK-UPS AND MODELS DEVELOPED AS AN A I D I N SPACE VEHICLE PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS, ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF HANDLING FIXTURES AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION

AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKOUT.

F i g . 29.

FULL SCALE MOCK-UP OF TRANSITION AREA BETWEEN S-I AND

S-IV STAGES.

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THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO. 1/ 10 SCALE MODEL S-IV STAGE AS SEEN FROM THE FORWARD END.

Fig. 31.

A VIEW OF THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO. 1/10 SCALE MODETi S - I V STAGE AS SEEN FROM THE AFT END.

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FULL SCALE MOCK-UP OF PRATT & WHITNEY LIQUID HYDROGEN ENGINE TO BE USED ON SATURN UPPER STAGES.

STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING F A C I L I T I E S FOR THE SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLE.

Fig. 36.

VIEW OF SA-T I N THE STATIC TEST TOWER.

Fig. 38.

DYNAMIC T E S T STAND UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

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CENTER: GOX LINE ROUTING RIGHT: LOX F I L L AND DRAIN LINES (STATIC TESTING CONFIGURATION)

Fig

. 41.

GOX LINE ROUTING, WITH F I R E FIGHTING WATER NOZZLE SHOWN I N UPPER RIGHT.

F i g . 42.

TURBINE EXHAUST DEFLECTOR FOR STATIC TESTING.

Fig. 4 3 .

HEAT SHIELD STATIC TEST FIXTURE.

F i g . 44.

OUTBOARD ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGER, ALSO SHOWN I S THE HEAT PROTECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE I N S I D E OF THE SHROUD.

BARGE DESIGNED BY THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT THE SATURN VEHICLE TO THE LAUNCH SITE.

SATURN SA-2 ASSEMBLY

LABORATORY FACILITIES OF THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER SHOWING SATURN STRUCTURAL TEST SET-UPS.

F i g . 55.

SIMULATION OF MAXIMUM DYNAMIC PRESSURE AND CUT-OFF CONDITIONS DURING FLIGHT.

F i g . 57.

SET UP FOR STRUCTURALLY QUALIFYING THE TAIL SECTION ASSEMBLY.

F i g . 58.

HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS USED TO SIMULATE ENGINE THRUST.

INDEX TO N.A.S.A.

PHOTO LAB NEGATIVE NUMBERS

Fig. 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 1 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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